Thanks Jack and Twitter for having the strength to do this. It will compromise profits in the short term but avoid tons of the media backlash, negative PR and other damaging factors related to tech interference in politics. It will be good for business and democracy in the long run. Now let's get Facebook and google on this ! Let's show the world that tech can still be a tool for good.
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Ok great. That means Twitter should uncensor Trump and stop astroturfing negative Trump news
Uncensor trump? Last time I checked he was pretty openly tweeting.
Thx done, now don't be cheap. Go buy some stock.
I don't think Facebook is able to do the same. They make more much money(greater percentage) in politics than Twitter.
That’s easy to for him to say but he gave almost no information on what counts as political, and that’s a very, very blurry line for anyone.
That's too complicated for a pumped up SJW. 😂
Define "political advertising" explicitly. What will they be censoring?
Is that censoring? They will not be accepting payment for ads. You can still post the content. You just can’t pay to get it in front of an audience.
I think lines need to be clearly drawn, or not drawn at all. If it's up to them to decide what counts as political advertizing and what doesn't then I would count it as a form of censorship. Obviously ads like "vote no on measure xyz. This message paid for by blank foundation" are political ads. But how about an ad for an opinion piece in an editorial written by someone who was paid to write it? How do you regulate that? How about just an ad for a very political outlet like Breitbart or TYT? Since abortion is a political issue is planned Parenthood allowed to advertise? How about a foundation that opposes them? Would Juul be able to run ads but anti-vape groups not? My point is saying "no political ads" is a gross oversimplification of an issue and I'm wondering where the line really is. If Twitter wants to maintain its status as an "open forum", you can't censor people based on whatever you feel like, there have to be clear rules.